Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, had approved the zoning for thestore more than a year ago. In July, Wal-Mart signed a lease forthe parcel at the corner of 51st and Olive Avenues. But now thecity has hired a local land-use attorney to conduct studies ontraffic, street intersections and entrances.
The move caught Wal-Mart off guard. The company thought planswere progressing and had no idea that the city had hired anattorney to review the plans, says Amy Hill, a spokeswoman for theretail giant.
Glendale is one of four Valley cities, along with Tucson, thateither have controls or are considering creating controls oversupersize stores by setting limits on their size and where they canbe built.
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